According to him, Nasarawa State pilgrims are the first batch of pilgrims to be transported to Madinah for this year’s Hajj ritual.

Source: https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/06/01/2023-hajj-nahcon-set-to-move-472-pilgrims-to-makkah/

Ashaye said, so far 840 pilgrims from Ogun State have been airlifted out of 1,234 pilgrims for this year’s Hajj.

Source: https://newtelegraphng.com/2023-hajj-ogun-airlifts-840-pilgrims-to-saudi-arabia/

“Bauchi State Hajj Camp is part of good governance.

Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/bauchi-governor-advocates-for-peer-review-on-hajj-mechanism/

Besides other organizational details of the Hajj 1445 H Plan, the Ministry also said the visa issuance for the Haj Pilgrims would begin on March 1 and close on April 29, 2024.

Source: https://ummid.com/news/2023/october/23-10-2023/hajj-committee-yet-to-plan-hajj-2024-application-process.html

By May 21, the inaugural flight of Hajj 2023 from Nigeria will commence with the first batch of intending pilgrims answering the call of God to perform the fifth and last religious rituals of Islam.

Source: https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/04/08/hajj-2023-nahcon-getting-set-to-host-allahs-guests-in-holy-land/

Danbatta said that intending pilgrims would pay N2.9 million as Hajj fare while blaming the increase in this year’s Hajj fare to rising dollar exchange rate and the increase in tax revenue from Saudi Arabia and airlines.

Source: https://punchng.com/complete-hajj-payment-by-april-21-or-lose-slot-board/

Danbatta said that intending pilgrims would pay N2.9 million as Hajj fare while blaming the increase in this year’s Hajj fare to rising dollar exchange rate and the increase in tax revenue from Saudi Arabia and airlines.

Source: https://punchng.com/complete-hajj-payment-by-april-21-or-lose-slot-board/

Eid-al-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, signifies the end of the annual Hajj period.

Source: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23616621.qegs-blackburn-staff-will-get-eid-time-off-confirms-school/?ref=rss

Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, is celebrated on the third day of Hajj – falling on June 28 this year – and lasts for three days.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/19/when-are-hajj-and-eid-al-adha-2023

Hajj is business.

Source: https://www.blueprint.ng/nahcon-hinll-transform-hajj-exercise-beyond-imagination-sgf-minister/

Hajj pilgrims brave intense heat to cast stones at the ‘devil’

Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2023/06/28/as-a-lengthy-legal-battle-ends-a-palestinian-family-braces-for-eviction-from-jerusalem-home/

He added that Tinubu would go to London thereafter before proceeding to Mecca for the lesser Hajj.

Source: https://onlinenigeria.com/stories/318396-apc-campaign-no-clandestine-meeting-between-cjn-tinubu.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apc-campaign-no-clandestine-meeting-between-cjn-tinubu

He also recalled that the federal government owed Air Peace about $10 million and also owed other Nigerian carriers that operated the Hajj service, noting that these debts impair the operations of the airline and others.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/11/air-peace-to-begin-london-operations/

Highlighting the core purpose of Hajj and Umrah, it emphasizes the need to relinquish one’s ego and arrogance, presenting oneself humbly before Allah Almighty.

Source: https://thefrontierpost.com/ashrafi-issues-code-of-conduct-as-a-guiding-framework-for-pilgrims/

In a significant development this week, President Bola Tinubu appointed Jalal Ahmad Arabi as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).

Source: https://blueprint.ng/jalal-arabi-as-panacea-for-many-problems-of-nahcon/

In his opening remarks, the chairman of the commission, Zikrullah Hassan, said every Nigerian with a valid visa for the 2023 Hajj has been airlifted to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Source: https://www.peoplesdailyng.com/hajj-six-nigerian-pilgrims-die-in-saudi-arabia/

Mamu was arrested on September 6, 2022, on his way to Saudi Arabia for Lesser Hajj and was detained at Cairo International Airport before being repatriated to Nigeria.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/03/21/ex-terrorist-negotiator-tukur-mamu-arraigned-on-10-count-charge/

Much as I agree that all the concerns expressed are genuine and deserve to be addressed, it’s doubtful if handing over the Hajj operations to the private sector will be the solution.

Source: https://newsdiaryonline.com/hajj-2023-matters-arising-by-ibrahim-dan-halilu/

Muslim pilgrims pray at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on June 22, 2023, as they arrive for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Source: https://themedialine.org/top-stories/she-has-to-wait-a-little-longer-high-hajj-costs-force-families-to-divide-pilgrimages/

Muslims around the world are required by their faith to perform the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lives if they are able.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/mecca-ap-saudi-arabia-grand-mosque-umrah-b2367017.html